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Given my browser sends out a "Do Not Track" header with every request, explicitly opting out of tracking, I'm not sure why I should ever even have to click a bu
by kerkeslager 7y ago
Given my browser sends out a "Do Not Track" header with every request, explicitly opting out of tracking, I'm not sure why I should ever even have to click a button to opt out. DNT is supported by Firefox, IE, Chrome, and Opera, and was supported by Safari until February 2019. The reason Apple dropped support was insufficient support and adoption by sites.
The advertising industry is actively user-hostile.
- csunbird 7y agoApple actually dropped support for this, because advertisers were using this setting to fingerprint users.
- kerkeslager 7y agoGeez. What's the HN advertiser spin on this? It's to help users find products they want and need, despite the fact that they explicitly say they don't want your help?